Kirsten Thien (Wild Women Don't Have The Blues); Carey and Lurrie Bell (Leaving In The Morning); The Johnny Max Band (It's A Long Road); James Booker (Drown In The River); Blind Willie McTell and Curley Weaver (River Jordan); Marshall Lawrence (Going To The The River); The Delta Flyers (Sunflower River Rag); Piano Red (Blues, Blues, Blues); Speckled Red (Cryin' In My Sleep); The Rockit 88 Band (I Never Knew The Blues (Till I Lost You)); Shaun Murphy (Someone Else Is Steppin' In); J.B. Lenoir (Move This Rope); Richard Ray Farrell (Rope Stretchin' Blues); Elmore James (I Believe); Hound Dog Taylor and The HouseRockers (She's Gone); Joanne Shaw Taylor (Who Do You Love).
Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #117
Hey, this is Kirsten Thene, you're traveling with Cliff and nothing but the Blues. I hear these women talking rap about their man, about their chaffin husbands and their no good friends. These poor women sit around all day and more, wondering why their wonder poppers don't come home, but why the women don't worry, why women don't have the blues. Now if you got a man don't ever be on the square, 'cause if you all have a woman everywhere, I never was known to treat no woman right. I keep on working hard for me both day and night, 'cause why women don't worry, why women don't have the blues, I said, oh, why women don't worry, why women don't worry, why women don't worry, why women don't worry, why women don't have the blues, yeah. Sing about a billie! I got a disposition, or wear my own. My man stops kicking, I make him find another home, get full of good liquor, walk the streets all night, go home and kick my man out if they don't act right, 'cause why women don't worry, why women don't have the blues, no, now you never get nothing by being an angel child, if you're able to change your ways, go on and get real wild, I'm gonna tell you something wouldn't tell you no lie, wild women are the only kind to really get by hate, 'cause ♪ 'Cause while women don't worry ♪ ♪ While women don't have the blues ♪ ♪ They're singing now while women don't worry ♪ ♪ While women don't worry ♪ ♪ While you're while women don't worry ♪ ♪ While women don't worry ♪ ♪ You know that while women don't worry ♪ ♪ While women don't have the blues ♪ (whimsical music) - We want more terrific. - Yeah. - Yeah. Kirsten's theme though with "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues" and thanks to her for opening up the show. It's the only cox song from her great new album, "Delicious" and Billie Gibbs's "Non-harmonica" on this one. Well, I don't usually talk about the weather, but we've got minus A's here at the moment. So, if I sound like I'm shivering, I probably am. Let's keep it moving with the music. This is Carrie and Lori Bell. (whimsical music) (upbeat music) ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I won't be back, I'll be back no more ♪ (whimsical music) ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ (whimsical music) ♪ Well, I love you so much ♪ ♪ Just ganky-be-be-be-be-be-be ♪ (whimsical music) ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ (whimsical music) ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ ♪ I'm gonna leave soon in the moment ♪ (whimsical music) (upbeat music) ♪ It's a long road ♪ ♪ Full of twists and turns ♪ ♪ Long road ♪ ♪ Watch it don't get burned ♪ ♪ Better days are coming ♪ ♪ I can feel it in my bones ♪ ♪ Gather up all your friends ♪ ♪ So you are not alone ♪ ♪ You can run through your day ♪ ♪ Try and catch your breath ♪ ♪ Stop and take your time ♪ ♪ See the sights instead ♪ ♪ It's a long road ♪ ♪ And I think you will see ♪ ♪ Such a long road ♪ ♪ Where people will be free ♪ ♪ You can take your time ♪ ♪ And worry about what's left ♪ ♪ Looking at your every step instead of what's ahead ♪ ♪ Your so-called friends are telling you every man for himself ♪ ♪ Your journey will get longer if you don't out for him ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ It's a long road ♪ ♪ I can see the end ♪ ♪ A long, long road ♪ ♪ Come along my friends ♪ ♪ There are those that will guide you to the path that they have been ♪ ♪ You were only witness ♪ ♪ What they've already seen ♪ ♪ You will always wonder when it's gonna end ♪ ♪ Turn around and see that it's started up again ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ It's a long, long, long road ♪ ♪ I can see the end ♪ ♪ A long, long road ♪ ♪ Come along my friends ♪ ♪ It's a long, long, long road ♪ ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ It's a long, long road ♪ ♪ It's the title track from their brand new album ♪ ♪ And before that, Carrie and Lori Bell ♪ ♪ With the little Walter number ♪ ♪ Leaving in the morning ♪ ♪ It's from the 2007 album ♪ ♪ Getting Up Live ♪ ♪ And that track was recorded ♪ ♪ At Buddy Guy's Legends ♪ ♪ In October 2006 ♪ ♪ Right, well it's been a while since I played ♪ ♪ Any James Booker, I think ♪ ♪ So let's have some of him now ♪ ♪ This is him drowning the river ♪ (audience applauding) ♪ He lands in the river, I got married in my home ♪ ♪ Me and my wife, he said on my own ♪ ♪ Now I'm me and my wife ♪ ♪ Oh, gonna look for the girl ♪ ♪ The girl will help, the girl will help ♪ ♪ Gonna take the car, I'll take the car, too ♪ ♪ Little fella, I'll tell you ♪ ♪ No, I'm gonna say ♪ ♪ I'm a really good night now ♪ ♪ Well I've been on rain, well I've been on rain ♪ ♪ Aren't we good night? ♪ ♪ Great night ♪ ♪ You're gonna see, you're gonna see ♪ ♪ You're gonna see, you're gonna see ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Sometimes I feel we're in the country right now ♪ ♪ Sometimes, sometimes I feel we're in the country right now ♪ ♪ Sometimes I'm like a head, a green ocean ♪ ♪ To the river, to the river, and just from home ♪ ♪ I wonder, do I know I'm gonna drink, do I know ♪ ♪ Yeah, you know I'm gonna drink, do I know ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ ♪ You're not drinking, you're not drinking, yeah ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Well, I got to draw that ♪ ♪ Well, I got to hold it yet ♪ ♪ Nobody can ♪ ♪ So Lord, I got the deep water ♪ ♪ And then I got to stand by ♪ ♪ So Lord, I got my trial ♪ ♪ Nobody can ♪ ♪ So Lord, I got to end the judgment ♪ ♪ And then I got to lie and so ♪ ♪ Lord, I got in the graveyard ♪ ♪ Nobody can ♪ ♪ So Lord, I got to end that cold play ♪ ♪ Lord, I got to go down ♪ ♪ Lord, I got through death valley ♪ ♪ Nobody can do that for me ♪ ♪ So Lord, I got to do death cold gates ♪ ♪ Then I got to wait ♪ ♪ Oh, chilly turn on ♪ ♪ Lord, I got ♪ ♪ She the gentleman ♪ ♪ Nobody can ♪ ♪ So Lord, I got the cold water ♪ (gentle piano music) Blind Willie Mactell with River Jordan, actually Curly Weaver on vocal and second guitar, recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in May, 1950. And before that, James Booker, the New Orleans keyboard king, which drowned in the river, recorded in Hamburg in 1977. Well, let's continue with the River theme. This is Marshall Lawrence. (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Going to the river gonna watch myself dream ♪ ♪ Gonna go up dancing with my Rocky Mountain Queen ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Rooster in the head of the sky, out on the hill ♪ ♪ Won't I take my woman, but I know she never will know way ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ J-bed on the guitar, she longed angel ♪ ♪ Talkie playing big ball, getting ready for the show, go ♪ ♪ New gas on the mountain, sticks up on the grill ♪ ♪ Going to the clouds and I'm gonna eat my pillow, yeah ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Is he old River said he rollin' by ♪ ♪ Well, a cotton needs pickin' but not by means ♪ ♪ I'm too busy nappin' underneath my tree ♪ ♪ The boss man yappin' all live long day ♪ ♪ But the lazy old River gonna wash my troubles away ♪ ♪ Gonna wash me clean ♪ ♪ I ain't seen my baby in old comes age ♪ ♪ People telling me it's time to turn the page ♪ ♪ Well, she headed right for them city lights ♪ ♪ You had to find herself, had to see the sights ♪ ♪ When she done feelin' the need to roam ♪ ♪ That lazy old River's gonna roll my baby back home ♪ ♪ Roll my tummy on ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ That's on by like a pillow top clouds up in the sky ♪ ♪ Babies and moms ain't you here to stay ♪ ♪ Lazy old River gonna wash our trouble away ♪ ♪ Gonna wash us clean, man ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me ♪ ♪ Oh, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Let's take it home, boy ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me down ♪ ♪ Whoa, the River's gonna wash me ♪ Oh, I like that. The Delta Flyer's and Sunflower River Rag. It's another track from their great new album, "16 Bars." And I think when I do my new year's show, I'll pick what I think have been the best albums I've got this year. And I'm sure that one would be on the list. Before that martial Lawrence was going to the river from his new album, "Blue's Intervention." Well, let's have some piano from "Two Brothers Next." (upbeat music) ♪ Blue's, blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ Why don't you leave me alone ♪ ♪ Blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ Why don't you leave me alone ♪ ♪ Well, I don't need no coupling ♪ ♪ Because my woman done gone ♪ ♪ Blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ What makes you worry me so ♪ ♪ Yeah, blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ What makes you worry me so ♪ ♪ Blue's, blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ Well, my baby told me ♪ ♪ She didn't wanna see me no more ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Long ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Blue's, blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ Say can't you understand ♪ ♪ Oh, blue's, blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ Say can't you understand ♪ ♪ Well, my baby's acting funny ♪ ♪ I believe she's found another man ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Lacey ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ Why don't you leave me alone ♪ ♪ Blue's, blue's, blue's ♪ ♪ Why don't you leave me alone ♪ ♪ I don't need no company ♪ ♪ Because my woman done done done ♪ (upbeat music) - Thank you. (audience applauds) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ I can't sleep at night, baby ♪ ♪ I have to wake up early, early morning ♪ ♪ I can't sleep at night, baby ♪ ♪ I have to wake up early in the morning ♪ ♪ It's even about your late never ♪ ♪ Oh, I know you done done done ♪ ♪ I give you all my money ♪ ♪ Baby, don't I almost let your head join ♪ ♪ I give you all my money ♪ ♪ I'm gonna almost let your head join ♪ ♪ But the way you jeff keep on me using me ♪ ♪ I wanna come home to you someday ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Now you might want me now, baby ♪ ♪ I'm gonna lay down and die for you ♪ ♪ Now you might want me back ♪ ♪ I'm gonna lay down and die for you ♪ ♪ I lay down with the alright baby ♪ ♪ I ain't my mom won't never do ♪ ♪ I've done everything I know ♪ ♪ Baby, don't you try to get along with me ♪ ♪ I've done everything I know ♪ ♪ I'm gonna try to get along with you ♪ ♪ You take me low down and daddy ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord, nice way in you ♪ ♪ I wake up at morning, baby ♪ ♪ Tell you I'm running all down my chain ♪ ♪ I wake up at morning, baby ♪ ♪ Mama tell you I'm running all down my chain ♪ ♪ Even if I'd wanted I'd been there ♪ ♪ Try and be a holly monster ♪ ♪ I'm going, baby, don't burn ♪ ♪ You know glad won't make me stay ♪ ♪ I'm going and I'm going, baby ♪ ♪ Mama glad won't make me stay ♪ ♪ Another more you run that mama ♪ ♪ It's my love that I go away ♪ (upbeat music) - Well, that was the Perryman Brothers. That one was Rufus, also known as Speckled Red, recorded in June, 1957, crying in my sleep. And before that is brother, Willy Perryman, also known as Piano Red, with blues, blues, blues, recorded in London in 1977. And they also like to be known as the original Doctor Feel Good. Right, well, here's somebody I don't think I've played before, this is the Rocket 88 Band. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Well, in the morning when I wake up ♪ ♪ At night time when I go big ♪ ♪ I can't see your face, I hear your voice ♪ ♪ Oh, so clear in my head ♪ ♪ Why are they all on radio ♪ ♪ I saw them on the news ♪ ♪ But I never knew the news 'til I lost you ♪ ♪ I can feel you in my heart ♪ ♪ Your perfumes in the air ♪ ♪ Your breath is all around me ♪ ♪ Oh, my face, I feel your hair ♪ ♪ Well, I don't know on the radio ♪ ♪ I saw them on the news ♪ ♪ But I never knew the news 'til I lost you ♪ ♪ You talk ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Well, I can feel your chin or touch ♪ ♪ Your laughter fills the room ♪ ♪ Well, this morning when I wake up ♪ ♪ At night time when I go big ♪ ♪ Well, I can't see your face, I hear your voice ♪ ♪ Oh, so will you in my head ♪ ♪ Well, I heard they don't know on the radio ♪ ♪ I saw them on the news ♪ ♪ But I never knew the news 'til I lost you ♪ ♪ Your laughter, I'm ready to hold ♪ ♪ I saw them on the news ♪ ♪ But I never knew the news 'til I lost you ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ 'Til I lost you ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ 'Til I lost you ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ You came on this morning wave ♪ ♪ Whoa, what a shot ♪ ♪ When you found out your key ♪ ♪ Don't long to fit my life, oh baby ♪ ♪ Well, you can go back where you been ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ You been stepping out ♪ ♪ Someone else is stepping in ♪ ♪ Yes, yes ♪ ♪ Still I was a fool ♪ ♪ But you could count on ♪ ♪ The one that you could call on ♪ ♪ And the one else was a honey baby ♪ ♪ Well, we baby ♪ ♪ Remember how you treated me, baby ♪ ♪ Can you remember ♪ ♪ When you been stepping out ♪ ♪ Someone else is stepping in ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ To pry your heart out ♪ ♪ But you won't get true to me ♪ ♪ I'm a brand new woman ♪ ♪ And everyone can see ♪ ♪ I got me a new way to walk ♪ ♪ It's all what we'll do ♪ ♪ My broken heart and baby ♪ ♪ I'm finally over again ♪ ♪ I got me a new way ♪ ♪ You're wearing my hair ♪ ♪ I got a smile on my face ♪ ♪ That you didn't put a tail over your face ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ ♪ I don't find myself a new friend ♪ ♪ Nobody ♪ ♪ Well, you're stepping out ♪ ♪ Someone else is a honey ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ You're wearing my hair ♪ ♪ Right here, hunk, hunk, hunk, hunk, hunk, hunk, hunk ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ So, cry your heart out, baby ♪ ♪ But you won't get true to me ♪ ♪ Tell my brand new home ♪ ♪ And everyone can see ♪ ♪ I got me a new way to walk ♪ ♪ It's long over through ♪ ♪ My broken heart and baby ♪ ♪ I'm finally over again ♪ ♪ I got me a new way ♪ ♪ You're wearing my hair ♪ ♪ Gotta smile on my face ♪ ♪ But you didn't put it there, hey, hey, baby ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, baby, baby ♪ ♪ I got by myself ♪ ♪ A new brand, yes, I did ♪ ♪ Well, you've been stepping out ♪ ♪ Well, someone else is a ♪ ♪ Step and in, I say, hey ♪ ♪ I say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ Yeah, you've been stepping out ♪ ♪ Someone else is stepping in, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, now you've been stepping out ♪ ♪ Someone else is stepping in, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, hey, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Oh, yes. Sean Murphy, with someone else, is stepping in. Written by Denise LaSalle. It's from Sean's 2009 album, "Living the Blues." Which I thought came out this year, but it's definitely got a 2009 days on it. And before that, the rocket 88 band, with "I Never Knew the Blues" till I Lost You, it's from the new album, "Sweet Sugar Cane." And it's not all blues, so you might want to preview tracks. I'll put a link on my playlist, as I usually do. Right, we're doing that. Let's have some J.B. Lenore. (upbeat music) ♪ Remove this rope around my name ♪ ♪ It is almost about to choke me in the day ♪ ♪ Remove this rope around my name ♪ ♪ It is almost about to choke me in the day ♪ ♪ Oh Lord, you know ♪ ♪ You know I need me some red ♪ ♪ I'll help walk and I'll walk ♪ ♪ 'Til my feet is wet, we're sweating for our soul ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I have walked and I'll walk ♪ ♪ 'Til my feet is wet, we're sweating for our soul ♪ ♪ I wonder if I haven't found no real ♪ ♪ And you know I'm still walking ya ♪ ♪ I watch his turn rising the morning of the year ♪ ♪ I talk to my father, he talks back at me ♪ ♪ I watch his turn rising the morning ♪ ♪ I talk to my father, he talks back at me ♪ ♪ I said don't worry JB ♪ ♪ I will rise up and nature will set you free ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I broke down and cried ♪ ♪ I know nice I won't have hit my prayer ♪ ♪ I broke down and cried ♪ ♪ I know nice I won't have hit my prayer ♪ ♪ You sit right in my eye ♪ ♪ Call your good night by your side ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I caught a stranger in my house ♪ ♪ I busted his head with a glove ♪ ♪ I caught a stranger in my house ♪ ♪ I busted his head with a glove ♪ ♪ I lay my coat with his heels in a trunk ♪ ♪ I seen a chef coming in ♪ ♪ And I jumped for the door ♪ ♪ Seeing a chef coming ♪ ♪ I jumped for the door ♪ ♪ But I jumped you late ♪ ♪ The chef had done jump before ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ I'm a good night by your side ♪ ♪ They're better man Thursday ♪ ♪ Just two short days you see ♪ ♪ They're better man Thursday ♪ ♪ Just two short days you see ♪ ♪ And it makes me wonder ♪ ♪ What they gonna do to me ♪ ♪ I kill the man ♪ ♪ That's the how and how ♪ ♪ I kill the man ♪ ♪ That's the how and how ♪ ♪ And I'm sitting here wanting ♪ ♪ If a woman was worth it now ♪ ♪ Ooh, rope stretching all day long ♪ ♪ Oh yeah, ropes stretching all day long ♪ ♪ Just a few more days ♪ ♪ I'll be able to sing my song ♪ Richard Ray Farrell with Rope Stretching Blues, the Blind Blake song, and it's from Richard's acoustic roots album. Before that, J.B. Lenore with Move This Rope. And I'm playing it from the album, Vietnam Blues, The Complete Eleanor Recordings, which is basically a compilation of the last two albums before his death, Alabama Blues in 1965 and down in Mississippi in 1966. And I'm always vaguely amused that J.B. didn't stand for anything. That was his name, it was all he had. Well, I had email from Ted in San Antonio who would like me to play some Elmore James, so this is for you, Ted. (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ People, I was standing at the cross road ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ When my head calmed and cried ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Yes, standing at the cross road ♪ ♪ When my head hung down and cried ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Well, I was looking for my baby ♪ ♪ And I know she's not around ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ I went hard for my baby ♪ ♪ She treat me like a slave ♪ ♪ I went hard for my baby ♪ ♪ She treat me like a slave ♪ ♪ Yeah, she must be tired of living ♪ ♪ I'll put her six feet in a grave ♪ ♪ Well, I was standing at the cross road ♪ ♪ And my baby's not around ♪ ♪ Standing at the cross road ♪ ♪ And my baby's not around ♪ ♪ Well, I began to wonder ♪ ♪ If for Elmo Saint can die ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Well, I was standing here waiting, baby ♪ ♪ With my heart riding my head ♪ ♪ Yeah, standing here waiting, baby ♪ ♪ With my heart riding my head ♪ ♪ Well, I was looking for my baby ♪ ♪ She was out with another man ♪ ♪ Yeah, I know ♪ ♪ Well, I know you don't love me ♪ ♪ And I know the real one ♪ ♪ Well, I know you don't love me ♪ ♪ If I know the real one ♪ ♪ Well, you take all my money ♪ ♪ And you treat me like a child ♪ ♪ My good child ♪ ♪ Well, not a one I love ♪ ♪ Baby, don't be here and gone ♪ ♪ Well, not a one I love ♪ ♪ Well, don't be here and gone ♪ ♪ Well, not a man don't change ♪ ♪ You know I ain't gonna be here alone ♪ ♪ Be here alone ♪ I ain't, I ain't gon' be alone, I ain't gon' be alone I ain't gon' be alone, boy, I ain't gon' be alone I ain't gon' be alone, I ain't gon' be alone I ain't gon' be alone, I ain't gon' be alone She's gone, she's gone, she's gone She's gone, she's gone, boy She's gone, she's gone I ain't gon' be alone, I ain't gon' be alone I ain't gon' be alone, I ain't gon' be alone She's gone, she's gone, I ain't gon' be alone (music) Well, I'm leaving my baby And I really don't wanna go And when I'm leaving my baby And I really don't wanna go And when she got her another man And she don't want me no more ♪ Me no more, she don't want me, me no more ♪ ♪ She don't want me, boy, me no more ♪ ♪ She don't want me no more, me no more ♪ ♪ It's alright, yeah, it's alright, boy ♪ ♪ It's alright, it's alright, yeah ♪ ♪ Alright, alright, it's alright, baby ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ ♪ Yay, I just want my daughter ♪ Town Dog Taylor and The House Rockers, which she's gone. It's from his 1971 album, which is the one that Bruce A. Glower actually started Alligator Records for. And if you've not come across any of the stories about Town Dog Taylor, put his name into Google and read some of the fantastic stories about him. Amazing guy. And before that, for Ted in San Antonio, Elmore James, with I Believe, recorded in February 1963 with Johnny Big Moose Walker on Piano. Well, this has been Nothing But the Blues with me, Cliff. And the website is www.nothingputtheblues.co.uk And there you'll find the playlist with links to the artists, links to interviews and that sort of thing. And you can email me, Cliff@nothingputtheblues.co.uk. Well, I'm off to throw another log on the file now. But before I go, I'm going to leave you with another track from Joanne Shule Taylor's great new album, Diamonds in the Dirt. The track is Who Do You Love? Thanks for listening. Hope you'll join me again next week for another hour of Nothing But the Blues. ♪ Wake up there, you got miles that smoke The dark, strong, out train, by the joy You've been gone for this, I became a lover Running on the news, I must burn it up soon ♪ And in the bottom, I go on a line you set to train Turn around, I shout out about what you never said I'll train, not to fight 'cause I'll never get in high Wake up this world is little more ♪ Do you love? Oh, do you love? 'Cause I'm with you, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ Just another candle You count out in the world One hour That was never raised ♪ ♪